Strange Days In Science #8: Cosmic Pianos & iPhone AntGods

Welcome, one and all, once again to my (hypothetically) weekly roundup of strange and extraordinary science news. I call it Strange Days In Science. This week’s edition comes to you with a slightly new format and the promise that it’ll happen again next week. Don’t hold me to that.

Let’s get to the stories, then…

CERN’s “Cosmic Piano” Mystifies Musicians

Arturo Fernandez and Guillermo Tejeda, working on the ALICE project at CERN, have created a unique instrument that, you could say, plays the song of the universe. You can see the instrument at work in the video up there.

Some believe it may have been caused by electromagnetic waves generated by the phone. Others believe the video may, in fact, be a hoax.

Even so, one intrepid YouTuber hinted at a far greater purpose: “So now with apple iPhone you can summon the mighty lord of the antgod and make first contact with spiritual beings ohh hail the mighty antgod hail hail”. Looks like the cults of Cthulhu may have some interesting new competition.